Opens 17 November 2026

Understanding and avoiding maladaptation to climate change

In short

This is a Research and Innovation Action under Horizon Europe. The budget is €18 million for about 3 grants of €5 million to €6 million each. Submission opens on 17 November 2026. Deadline: 4 March 2027.

What the call wants to achieve

  • Existing evidence on maladaptation is retrieved comprehensively, and new knowledge is generated for incorporation into main EU repositories, such as Climate-ADAPT or the portal of the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change
  • The risk and adaptation assessment frameworks are improved by better integrating the maladaptation dimension
  • Guidelines and tools for maladaptation prevention and correction strategies are made available to adaptation stakeholders at relevant scales and inform the design and implementation of adaptation strategies and plans of the EU and Member States.

Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal, © European Union, CC BY 4.0, summarised. The official call text and its annexes decide eligibility, budget and deadlines.

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